On Second Thought

September 22, 1985|By Peter Gammons, Boston Globe

TED TURNER is close to being talked out of bringing Phil Niekro in as manager. One of his WTBS people reasoned that the worst part of hiring Niekro would be firing him. Anyway, Bobby Wine has impressed Turner, so he may stay, and Turner may hire a new GM. That doesn't preclude Phil's returning to Atlanta as a pitcher.